The al-Maliki government did not hide its intention to end the presence of Ashraf residents in Iraq by all means. Beside the three deadly attacks and slaughters of Ashraf residents in July 2009, April 2011 and September 2013, the Iraqi forces loyal to al-Maliki attacked the residents on 20 other occasions, using both lethal and non-lethal weapons, injuring hundreds. Two major atrocities by al-Maliki forces on December 26, 2010 and January 7, 2011 were other events to be covered.